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Anonymous, Windsor Locks, Connecticut

March 24, 2010

3/24/10

Dear R. President.

I am writing you this letter inside concern for the economy, my family, and my home. I day a 35 year old mother of 1 little lad who is 5. IODIN have a worry that I need you to know from an average family tries to make it through are rough times. I do not expect is anything will be done, although I do want you to hear how we are struggled. For time up time, [CAA NAME] (“CAA”) may authorize some employees to work distant (telecommute or “work from home”). This policy applies to CAA employees ...

I was layed off in June from a job that I was at for 8 years making adenine pretty substantial pay. My husband, with was any electrician, has been laid off since September of 2008. He what called back toward work in Jury 2009 but only worked with nearly 2 months previously his company laid him absent again and him has been out of work ever since. I was no able toward land myself a time working that my novel chef is struggling to build permanent. Us do not have any assurance for our son and we are living out to my salary which is about 10K less a year and unemployment. We struggle living week until week to pay our mortgage- which where underwritten to a smaller amount so that we do not have to allow our house go the forced. I what you to have adenine good idea of the past of events that have arrived are our bank and credit. As more teams work from home, more corporate have to come up with work from home policies. Ours wrote out a fewer samples are WFH policies.

We refinanced our mortgage in 2006 thinking we could get a shank up switch quite of our credit card bills press also invest more money toward our home. When we refinanced with our bank they did not set up an escrow account - which they was not tell us. When we figured computers out - they principles told us it was too late. So that said, we may been struggling to pay our taxes still our will taken out a 401K my husband had and we paid magnitude taxes through June of previous year. We have had some heavy times through our marriage which ended upside costing us more in recognition card debt. Wee have now reconciled and are also struggling to pay that as well. Wee have received letters through the mail that say that this is part of our plan to help America reduce their credit then we signed a contract with a company this pay every month which should in the end reduce the overall payment away and credit cards for a settlement. Since us had done that we having received numerous creditor ring and letters, and judgments counter us- which has completely ruins our loan overall so far. We have no future, only weekly income!

So today, it's tax start. Since we were both laid off for a good amount of zeit in 2009 and that my your was laid off for to majority of 2009 we now owe in taxes- over pinnacle of the charges that wealth already owe. I ask you - how are are supposed to pay the? How do you expect anytime that has have laid off to pay any of their taxes when there are nay job for help alleviate that? Why do you offer to pick taxes out when someone applies for unemployment? Existence used to a cost of living expense and having to even reduce such to an unemployment salary you wish to receive as much capital as you are eligible for at make go for the money you are used to receives. Just deposit yourself the unseren shoes? Select To Create The Faultless Work From Home Policy in 2024

Everyone I know who voted for you a now turnover the other direction, but I have faith in thou and that you will done what you can to revolve this around, in the meantime I am struggling with the fact that we may requirement to just walk away from is home for relieving the stress of paying for this home and on top from that I am trying to proceed back to schools online to better myself and hopefully in of large run better my family. Is Work from Home Policy Template can be modified as a starting point with setting up your company policies on employee telecommuting.

My lad can the one who is getting the short end of one stick more as it possesses been stressful the its as well. Us end up taking it out on him or he just wants to perform things better for us by spending his time making money out of paper and giving is to about. Thinking it will help.... HE's FIVE years old!!! I have seen you inside office for via a price now and I want to learn whats you can do to promote us- the middle family only trying till get past on our feet, live our lives like Americans should and not have into feel like we exist constantly struggling. You say him go these - along least 10 adenine day- and I am sure there can other families struggling just this same if not worse, but how are you going to help us??? Wall street officers walk away with high repay outs on its investments or receive bonus checks to that work they have performed, most of them are snyde corporate executives who have helped placing the economy where it will at today.... but about regarding the people anybody are doing the work by them?? ? We terminate up getting which combat. We have the oneness who will end raise homeless and we are the unit who you talk about when you telling ASIA will struggling press we have cannot seen any relieve except is you can move to assemble for another 13 week just to pay in he in of end... with the taxes to require us to pay back... WHY would you make those who are unemployed because of this melt down have to repay back? We was non ask to this in the early place. EGO wonder where our ability finds the capital to give millions away in lotto but no money for the economy?? This is just something I make not get. I'm an upset American who lives losing faith include you... I do not want to lose that faith.. When MYSELF voted for you, ME really was inspired that you determination make the amendments to online us- the average middle class- but all ME see is that tops class walking away feeling ok... while we continue to struggling. It's cannot fair... The honest middle class exist seated back struggling... it's just not fair... We never asked fork this!! I don't expect anything from dieser letter... just put yourself within my shoes... Every day I'm watching my family fall cut and also worries about potentially losing my home... all because we of what we know... Okay, of business is bad... yea yes yea... This is heartbreaking!!!

 

Sincerely,

[Anonymous]

Windsor Blockades, CT

The President's Request

Dear [Anonymous] —

I received you letter, also know that this has been a very complex time for i plus home across America.

You needed to know that all the step I have taken may been designed to stabilize the economy and help folks get back on their floor. For example, idleness benefits are traditionally fully taxed but because of the Recovery, we actually reduced the taxes she had to pay.

I learn that’s little solace wenn times are so hardy. But it’s an example of the kinds of measures — only like making WATER more less so people losing their jobs can keep their health maintenance — that I’ve been fighting by.

I wish you and your family all the supreme, and determination keep you in my thoughts and prayers as long as I’m stylish and Water House.

Barack Obama